"Heavenly Court is truly Heavenly Court…" Lord Night Sky Wolf gazed at the Information Path Gu Insect in his hand, heart swelling with emotion.
Sure enough, just as he had predicted, Heavenly Court had finally made its move against the Two Heavens Alliance.
He had foreseen this outcome long before.
When one is caught in the jianghu, one cannot choose freely. The Night Wolf Blessed Land had no choice but to join the Two Heavens Alliance. Had it refused, it would have been besieged and ultimately destroyed.
Yet joining this force would only delay the inevitable. When the Five Regions launched their counterattack, the Two Heavens Alliance would likely crumble, suffering catastrophic losses. When the nest falls, no egg survives — and the Night Wolf Blessed Land would be swept up in the reckoning.
So from the very beginning, Lord Night Sky Wolf had decided to defect to the Five Regions. This was both for himself and to find a path to survival for the Night Wolf Blessed Land.
To that end, he had risked great danger and secretly reached out to Heavenly Court.
Now that events had progressed to this point — with Qi Sea Ancestor and Wu Shuai locked in confrontation — Heavenly Court had already dispatched a secret task force, intending to pull the rug out from under their feet by launching a direct assault on the major non-human race strongholds across the Two Heavens!
Since Lord Night Sky Wolf had offered his allegiance of his own accord, Qin Dingling of Heavenly Court had secretly corresponded with him, instructing him to serve as an inside agent and cooperate with Heavenly Court's upcoming campaign of suppression.
"Heavenly Court has not disappointed me!"
"Even after suffering devastating losses in the Battle of Destiny, it still upholds the greater good of the human race. Regardless of sacrifices or self-interest, it thinks of all mankind."
This kind of moral conviction resonated deeply with Lord Night Sky Wolf.
After all, he was a human Gu Immortal!
Compared to Heavenly Court's magnanimous vision, both Qi Sea Ancestor and Wu Yong appeared petty in scope. Even Eternal Life Heaven of the Northern Plains was no different.
What had Immortal Venerable Giant Sun left behind as his guiding principle?
The world as one family!
Even if the Night Wolf Blessed Land bore no enmity toward Eternal Life Heaven, Lord Night Sky Wolf would never have offered his loyalty to them.
Without a moment's hesitation, Lord Night Sky Wolf penned his reply immediately, agreeing to secretly coordinate with Heavenly Court.
Per their arrangement, once Wu Shuai and Qi Sea Ancestor clashed, that would be the moment for Heavenly Court to launch its offensive! If the two did not engage, then Heavenly Court would strike directly after approximately one month.
"Now it all depends on Wu Shuai and Qi Sea Ancestor." Lord Night Sky Wolf waited in anticipation.
He was not the only one watching the Eastern Sea battlefield with keen interest. Countless factions and Gu Immortals had their eyes fixed on it as well.
Wu Yong of the Southern Border was among them.
"If Qi Sea Ancestor falls, the non-human races will surely expand aggressively, snowballing into a force that could become the Five Regions' greatest crisis!"
"But if Dragon Lord is defeated, then the non-human forces will retreat and consolidate, digging in for defense. That would be fortunate for the Five Regions' human race. Unfortunately, it is not what I wish to see."
Wu Yong was an ambitious man.
He wanted nothing more than the world to descend into greater chaos — the more turmoil, the more opportunities he could exploit to maneuver and profit, steadily strengthening himself until he could lay claim to all under heaven!
This was precisely why he loathed the Qi Tide above all else.
It was because of the Qi Tide that the Gu Immortals of the Five Regions had been forced into mandatory recovery, causing him to miss a golden opportunity to deal a decisive blow against Heavenly Court.
What an utter waste.
"My lord, Lady Wu Ji and the others have been revived. How shall we proceed from here?" At that moment, Wu Bachong arrived to make his report.